Tories try again to crack vote-rich Toronto-area ridings

Oakville, Ont., resident Nicole Lauermeier has considered herself a political centrist who supported Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in the 2019 election and has since been a fan of the riding’s member of Parliament Anita Anand.

But in this year’s advanced polling, the small business owner who said she’s never voted Conservative decided to put an X beside the name of Kerry Colborne, the Tory party’s candidate.

“Here’s to a Blue wave,” she said.

The number one reason Lauermeier decided to support the Conservatives this time out was “the audacity of calling an election” when all three parties worked together throughout the pandemic. “It’s just unconscionable.”

Her vote could offer some